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Hair Care Advice Needed

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Charell20 · 12/03/2020 17:50

Hi,

Long Post Warning

When I was younger my nanna took me to the hair dressers and had my hair cut like a boy, I thought I was there for a trim. Ever since then I have had a mild phobia of hairdressers.

Fast forward to 2008, I met my now husband and he introduced me to his hairdresser who convinced me over time to lighten my hair. I eventually became blonde and loved it.

My hairdresser then left on maternity and never returned, however she started mobile. So we continued but from home. Fantastic.

I go through phases of my hair, sometimes I’m dark, sometimes I want blonde again but she always takes care of my hair.

This time, I wanted to go pale pink. The toner she bought just didn’t take to my hair and did not change a shade. She tried it twice. Unbeknownst to me, she had to add peroxide, twice. She had already bleached my hair so this is up to 3 lots of peroxide in one sitting. She took me to the wholesalers to show them and they recommended Crazy Colours, which changed my hair far more dramatically than I wanted. Now a bright pink. I thought fair enough, it will fade. However my hair is now like straw and no matter how many treatments or conditioner I use it’s still crispy and horrible feeling. My hair keeps breaking and it’s awful. I’ve stripped it with vosene today as I’ve had enough.

I just don’t know what to do. I also suffer with Trichotillomania so my hair is not in the best condition.

Please can someone recommend something I can buy or do to make my hair feel normal again. I’m literally crying every time I do my hair as I hate it so much.

Thanks in advance

OP posts:
Regain4men · 13/03/2020 02:57

Cantu hair mask is good.

PragmaticWench · 13/03/2020 08:19

Olaplex 3 is a bond repairer that you can use at home, it's not cheap but works well. Olaplex 1 and 2 can be used whilst having bleach/colour done so your hairdresser can use those next time.

Your hair is probably very high porosity now, so applying a deep conditioner to dry hair then wrapping it up and keeping it warm will help to get some moisture back in. You can buy gel caps that you heat in the microwave to keep your hair warm whilst doing a deep treatment. Don't use oils, they just coat the hair shaft and stop other moisture getting in.

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